1945 Cincinnati Reds season

1945 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Warren Giles
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie
Local radio	WCPO (Waite Hoyt)
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The 1945 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 61–93, 37 games behind the Chicago Cubs.

Offseason

• Prior to 1945 season: Eddie Erautt was obtained by the Reds from the Hollywood Stars as part of a minor league working agreement.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	98	56	--	.636
St. Louis Cardinals	95	59	3	.617
Brooklyn Dodgers	87	67	11	.565
Pittsburgh Pirates	82	72	16	.532
New York Giants	78	74	19	.513
Boston Braves	67	85	30	.441
Cincinnati Reds	61	93	37	.396
Philadelphia Phillies	46	108	52	.299

Record vs. opponents

1945 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	9–13–1	7–15	10–12	10–10–2	14–8	7–15	10–12
Brooklyn	13–9–1	—	8–14–1	11–11	15–7	19–3	12–10	9–13
Chicago	15–7	14–8–1	—	21–1	11–11	17–5	14–8	6–16
Cincinnati	12–10	11–11	1–21	—	6–16	12–10	10–12	9–13
New York	10–10–2	7–15	11–11	16–6	—	17–5	11–11	6–16
Philadelphia	8–14	3–19	5–17	10–12	5–17	—	6–16	9–13
Pittsburgh	15–7	10–12	8–14	12–10	11–11	16–6	—	10–12–1
St. Louis	12–10	13–9	16–6	13–9	16–6	13–9	12–10–1	—

Roster

1945 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 41 Boom-Boom Beck 35 Mel Bosser 39 Joe Bowman 36 Guy Bush 33 Arnold Carter 43 Frank Dasso 37 Howie Fox 18 Earl Harrist 42 Johnny Hetki 34 Ed Heusser 36 Vern Kennedy 42 Hod Lisenbee 35 Mike Modak 38 Elmer Riddle 31 Bucky Walters 19 Herm Wehmeier		Catchers  5 Joe Just  4 Al Lakeman  6 Johnny Riddle  5 Al Unser Infielders 15 Wally Flager 10 Frank McCormick 16 Steve Mesner 11 Eddie Miller 12 Kermit Wahl 17 Woody Williams		Outfielders 20 Dain Clay 22 Al Libke 15 Eddie Lukon 28 Hank Sauer 21 Dick Sipek 23 Eric Tipton 27 Gee Walker Other batters 18 Ray Medeiros		Manager  1 Bill McKechnie Coaches  3 Estel Crabtree -- Hank Gowdy  2 Jimmie Wilson

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Lakeman, AlAl Lakeman	76	258	66	.256	8	31
2B	Williams, WoodyWoody Williams	133	482	114	.237	0	27
SS	Miller, EddieEddie Miller	115	421	100	.238	13	49

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Unser, AlAl Unser	67	204	54	.265	3	21
Wahl, KermitKermit Wahl	71	194	39	.201	0	10
Sipek, DickDick Sipek	82	156	38	.244	0	13
Sauer, HankHank Sauer	31	116	34	.293	5	20
Lukon, EddieEddie Lukon	2	8	1	.125	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bowman, JoeJoe Bowman	25	185.2	11	13	3.59	71
Walters, BuckyBucky Walters	22	168	10	10	2.68	45

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Lisenbee, HodHod Lisenbee	31	80.1	1	3	5.49	14
Beck, Boom-BoomBoom-Boom Beck	11	47.2	2	4	3.40	9
Carter, ArnoldArnold Carter	13	46.2	2	4	3.09	4
Bosser, MelMel Bosser	7	16	2	0	3.38	3

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bush, GuyGuy Bush	4	0	0	1	8.31	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Jewel Ens
A1	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	Frank Snyder
C	Raleigh Capitals	Carolina League	Charles Carroll
D	Lima Reds	Ohio State League	Cap Crossley

^[2]

References

1. Eddie Erautt page at Baseball Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1945 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference